Welcome to NerdWallet’s SmartMoney podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions. This week, Chris Browning of the Popcorn Finance podcast, wonders how to pull off buying his first home in Southern California, where home prices are high and options for first-time buyers seem limited.

The Trump administration’s leading health experts will testify in a Senate hearing by a videoconference. Vice President Mike Pence self-isolated for the weekend after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Here's a look at what's ahead in coronavirus news this week.

If you're out of work, you will owe federal -- and possibly state and local -- taxes on any unemployment benefits you collect, including the temporary $600 weekly boost approved by Congress as part of its economic rescue package.